Since its inception, the mission of the Rokada Charitable Foundation has remained unchanged: to do good, help people, and inspire hope in those who have lost it for various reasons.
Over 22 years, the team – which initially consisted of 20 people and now comprises more than four hundred like-minded individuals – has supported hundreds of thousands of people, both Ukrainians and foreigners who have found refuge in our country. We believe in the power of good and are confident that light will always triumph!
To mark the foundation’s anniversary, teams in each of the 16 regions where its offices operate joined an initiative to multiply daily good deeds and became volunteers.
They supported children and single mothers, helped feed animals in shelters, donated blood, replenished libraries with Ukrainian books, organized a fishing trip and a beauty day, as well as planted trees and cleaned up a city children’s playground.
Volunteering by the Rokada team is…
…not just about helping. It is a lifestyle. It is a calling of the heart.
…when your kindness becomes someone’s support.
…about attentiveness, sincerity, and the desire to be there.
…the belief that the world changes through simple things done with love.
…our way of reminding: big changes start with small actions.
…when your support becomes someone’s new story.
…simply being there at the most needed moment.
Chernihiv region
The Rokada team has donated more than 250 Ukrainian-language books to the Makiivka village library. The facility needed to replenish its collection, but the community lacked the resources to do so on its own.
The books include Ukrainian translations of world literature, contemporary Ukrainian prose, children’s books, as well as professional and educational literature.
Ivano-Frankivsk region
The foundation’s regional team came together to organize a beauty day for residents with limited mobility at a shelter in the city of Kalush.
Everyone who wished received hairdressing services. Free of charge.
Sumy region
The Rokada team in Sumy has purchased food and medicine for a local animal shelter. The facility cares for dogs rescued from the region’s frontline areas. Volunteers take in the animals when they are wounded, frightened, and starving, providing them with medical treatment, food, and a second chance at life.
Additionally, the team installed a double-glazed window for a single woman whose home needed protection no less than any life.
Lviv region
For people affected by the war who are currently undergoing rehabilitation, the Rokada regional office organized a lakeside retreat.
Together, they went fishing, played games, talked, shared stories, and enjoyed nature.
Kirovohrad region
To mark the anniversary of the Rokada Foundation, the local team from Kropyvnytskyi shared the festive mood with the residents of the Regional Social Center for Mothers and Children.
They arrived with gifts, providing creative materials for the mothers and toys for the children.
Bukovyna region
Specialists from the Fund’s Chernivtsi branch, together with children from the Center for Socio-Psychological Rehabilitation, visited the city animal shelter.
The four-legged residents were given not only food and soft toys, but also what they need most – love, attention, and the warmth of human touch.
Additionally, the local team planted 15 walnut saplings on the shelter’s grounds. In time, these trees will provide shade and protection during hot days.
Rivne region
The Rokada team collected contemporary literature for the Dubrovitsa Central Library.
This support will help fill the library shelves with modern, relevant books, making leisure time vibrant and educational for hundreds of readers.
Additionally, they organized a small celebration for patients at a children’s hospital.
Zhytomyr region
Colleagues from Zhytomyr marked Rokada’s anniversary by cleaning up the area around a football pitch, collecting trash and tidying the grounds. The location is situated in a residential neighborhood where children play every day.
Dnipro region
The outpatient clinic of the Lysychansk Multidisciplinary Hospital, which found a new home in Dnipro, has opened a refreshed space for its youngest visitors. Thanks to the Rokada team, the kids’ corner has been revamped, offering toys to keep children entertained while they wait to see the doctor.
Khmelnytskyi region
Rokada’s regional office became blood donors. Every day, blood is needed for patients after surgeries, people with oncological diseases, women in labor with complications, and those affected as a result of the war. Therefore, every drop is important.
Volyn region
An internally displaced family from Kherson Oblast received essential infant supplies from Rokada. In June, their third child was born. While the father is defending Ukraine, the mother takes care of everyone. The team of the regional office constantly supports the family.
Mykolaiv region
Another animal shelter received food from the Rokada team. In Mykolaiv, volunteers care for hundreds of four-legged friends. The team of the regional office took care of the smallest pets.
Kharkiv region
Books for school preparation were received by 70 children from internally displaced families from the Rokada team in cooperation with the ASSA publishing house. The children rejoiced at the gift, and then set about comparing covers and illustrations, and choosing the pages they liked the most.
Ternopil region
Rokada in Ternopil joined the promotion of animal adoption from shelters. They visited the tailed friends with treats, played with them, and helped walk them.
Kyiv region
Two teams worked at once to multiply kindness in the capital. One team implemented an eco-initiative: specialists planted flowers and saplings near the foundation’s office and cleared the area. The other team took care of animals at the Hostomel shelter. Funds were raised to buy food and treats for the animals, while also giving them love and care.
Zaporizhzhia region
In cooperation with the Khortitsa Palace Hotel, the Rokada team in Zaporizhzhia delivered 14 kilograms of dog food, 40 pouches of cat food, disinfectants, and trash bags, as well as blankets and bedding to the Day Lapu, Druzhe (Give a Paw, Friend) shelter. Currently, volunteers there care for half a thousand dogs and cats.
Additionally, the team of the regional office joined a blood donation drive.
